Disclaimers: Phantasy Star Online belongs to Yuji Naka and Sonic Team. I do not own any part of PSO, except my character. Although I do wish I owned Sonic Team...
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The Principal and the Hunters' Guild
After stepping into a green teleporting device and walking across a long platform, Cloud found herself in front of a man. To her right was a young woman. To her left were two men in white lab coats.
"Cloud, as you know, we have journeyed to this new planet, Ragol. We lost contact with Pioneer 1. I need you, and other Hunters, to explore the planet to see if it really is safe to begin settling on the planet," the man, who was the Principal, explained. "Please obtain more information from my assistant, Irene, at your right."
Cloud nodded and turned to Irene.
"Well, hi there Cloud. I'd like to give you a few instructions. To start your exploration, please visit the Hunters' Guild. You will register with the woman at the counter, and she will give you quests to go on. These quests will help us better understand Ragol. She will give you further information," Irene informed her.
"Rico…" the Principal mumbled softly.
"Rico?" Cloud asked.
"Nothing," the Principal quickly responded.
"Just between you and me," Irene whispered to her, "the Principal's daughter, Red Ring Rico was and still is missing. She was a Hunter onboard Pioneer 1. Please, help find Red Ring Rico. The Principal misses is daughter dearly."
Cloud nodded, "Of course I'll help."
As Cloud walked away, she heard the two men in the lab coats talking about some immigration being a bad idea. She ignored that and walked down the long path to the teleport device. She found herself yet again, standing on that floor she had woke up on.
Now all she had to do was find the Hunter's Guild? To her right, there was a bank and market place. To her left was a hospital, another transport device, and another building. She walked closer and saw the name of the building; the Hunters' Guild.
Cloud ran over to the building, nearly knocking over a plump old woman.
"Oh, I am so sorry!" Cloud quickly apologized.
"Cloud, you silly child. No need to be sorry. It was my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going," the old woman replied. "So, little Cloud. Are you going into the Hunters' Guild?"
"Yes," Cloud answered.
"You can make a lot of meseta doing those silly quests," the old woman informed her.
'Meseta. That must be the currency they use here,' Cloud thought to herself. Then aloud, she said, "What do you do in those quests?"
"You'll find out. I think you'll enjoy doing them," the old woman laughed. "You'd better head on in and start your first quest."
"Thank you for the information," said Cloud.
She left the old woman and walked through the automatic doorway of the Hunters' Guild. The building wasn't that big. There was a huge window, from which she could see a nice view of the planet they were orbiting. At the counter was a blond woman.
"Hello. How may I help you?" asked the woman.
"I would like to register," answered Cloud.
"Is this your first time?"
"Yes."
"Please answer these few questions first."
"Alright."
"What is your name?"
"Cloud."
"How old are you?"
"Seventeen years old."
"Are you a Human, Newman, or Android?"
"Eh…"
"Well assuming that you have flesh and bones, and your ears are not long and pointed, you are a Human."
"Yeah."
"So what type are you?"
"Type?"
"Yes, Hunter, Ranger, or Force. But since you are wearing the female type hunter uniform, I assume you are a Hunter."
"Yeah…"
"And now your class. Since you are a Hunter, Human, and a female, you are a Humarl."
"Eh… yeah…"
"What is your section-id?"
"I don't know."
"You are a Bluefull."
"Okay."
"So let's see, you are Cloud, a seventeen year old Humarl, Bluefull."
"Yes."
"Do you wish to go on a quest? Or just explore the area so you can get used to it?"
"Um, I think I'll go for exploring first."
"Alright. Here is the equipment you will need."
The woman handed several items.
"You will begin your exploration tomorrow," the woman told her. "Just head down to the teleporter and go to the Forest. Make sure you have a Telepipe so you can come back when you have to."
"Okay," Cloud replied. "Thank you."
Cloud walked out of the Hunters' Guild, looking at the items. One item was blue. It began to float above her right shoulder. The next item was a silver cylinder. She held it and a green light emerged from one end. One item she could not identify. There were two other types items. Four monomates for healing and four monofluids for regaining energy for magic techniques. Lastly, there were 300 meseta. Cloud clumsily dropped her monomates.
The plump woman helped her pick them up.
"Cloud, how clumsy of you. You need to take care of them better. These are important when you go down to Ragol," the plump woman scolded her. She then pointed towards the man Cloud first met. "He told me you were suffering from slight amnesia. Do you need me to help you identify your items?"
"Um, sure. I know what some of them are," Cloud replied.
"Well let's see what you've got there. That floating next to you is your MAG. Every Hunter gets one when they first start. And just so you know, we all refer Hunters, Rangers, and Force alike to Hunters. So even if you were a Force, you'd be called a Hunter. Anyway, if you feed your MAG recovery items, like these monomates or monofluids, it will become stronger and help you out in battles. The item you are holding in your right hand is a Saber. The blade is a blade of photons, which are effective towards the enemies down on Ragol. And your meseta. You can deposit and withdraw meseta, as well as items, into the bank down that way," the woman informed. "You'd better head on home now. Oh yes, and that other item is a Frame. It boosts your defense."
"Alright. Thank you for the information," Cloud thanked her kindly.
Cloud ran down to the bank with her items. The woman there greeted her.
"Hi! You must be Cloud. So, would you like to deposit items? You cannot withdraw anything, because you just created an account here. Am I right?" the bank woman asked.
"Yes. I'd like to deposit my meseta," Cloud answered, handing her meseta to the woman.
"Alright. You now have 300 meseta in your account. And I forgot to tell you. You can withdraw and deposit items any time, free of charge. So come here often to deposit unnecessary items," the bank woman told her.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, I guess. Bye," said Cloud, leaving the bank. "Now to go home. But where is home, and how do I get there?"
Cloud saw the man she first met.
"Why hello again! You look troubled. Do you need help?" the man asked. "I will be more than happy to help you."
"Um… where do I live?" Cloud asked. She thought to herself, 'I sound so pathetic.'
Agh, I say the word "said" a lot. So the reason why sometimes I do not say how the characters talk is because I do not want to use the word "said" so much. If someone has a list of words I can replace "said" with, I'd really appreciate it if they let me see it. ^_^ My sixth grade Language Arts teacher gave us one... but I lost it. Hehe. Oh well. Look out for next chapter. I'll be posting it soon. Hopefully. Remember to review. Thanks to Jonatan L. for reviewing my story so far.